It's a Scares That Shaped Us first: A guest discussing the work of another guest! This week, Hailey Piper returns to the show to talk about her new novel, This Movie Doesn't End The Way We Want. We discuss cursed movies, cosmic horror, and we dive into a deep breakdown of Stephen Graham Jones' amazing story "Broken Record!"

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This week on the show, we're joined by editor and author Emma Cole! We talk about the blending of horror and romance, how they work to complement each other, Emma's new nonfiction book on romance in horror movies, and much more all wrapped up in a discussion of the legendary Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)!

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Gwendolyn Kiste returns! The multi Stoker Award-winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Haunting of Velkwood is back on the show this week to talk about her new novella In These Gilded Ghostly Hearts, how she came to write a horror sequel to The Great Gatsby, and more, all while we dive into '90s kid horror classic Eerie, Indiana!

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